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Board Minutes AAB/7/2019-20 Board Minutes AAB/7/2019-20 ANTIQUITIES ADVISORY BOARD Minutes of the 191st Meeting on Thursday, 10 December 2020 at 2:30 pm at Conference Room, Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre, Kowloon Park, Haiphong Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon Present: Mr Douglas SO Cheung-tak, JP (Chairman) Ms Vanessa CHEUNG Tih-lin# Prof CHING May-bo# Prof CHU Hoi-shan# Mr HO Kui-yip#, JP Mr Tony IP Chung-man# Mr Peter LAU Man-pong# Mr Christopher LAW Kin-chung#, JP Dr Jane LEE Ching-yee#, JP Mr LEE Ping-kuen#, JP Prof Phyllis LI Chi-miu#, BBS Mr Ronald LIANG# Dr Annissa LUI Wai-ling#, JP Ms Theresa NG Choi-yuk#, JP Mr SHUM Ho-kit#, JP Mr Rex WONG Siu-han#, JP Dr Sharon WONG Wai-yee# Prof YAU Chi-on# Miss Theresa YEUNG Wing-shan# Ms Alice YIP Ka-ming# Ms Shirley YEUNG (Secretary) Senior Executive Officer (Antiquities and Monuments) 2 Antiquities and Monuments Office Absent with Apologies: Prof CHIU Yu-lok 2 In Attendance: Development Bureau Mr Ivanhoe CHANG Commissioner for Heritage [C for H] Mr Ben LO Chief Assistant Secretary (Works) 2 [CAS(W)2] Mr Allen FUNG* Political Assistant to Secretary for Development [PA to SDEV] Mr SHUM Jin* Assistant Secretary (Heritage Conservation) 2 [AS(HC)2] Ms Joey LEE Assistant Secretary (Heritage Conservation) 3 [AS(HC)3] Ms Angela LEE* Assistant Secretary (Heritage Conservation) 4 [AS(HC)4] Mr Eddie WONG* Senior Executive Manager (Heritage Conservation) [SEM(HC)] Ms Natalie NG* Engineer (Heritage Conservation) 2 [E(HC)2] Mr Ken AU* Acting Senior Information Officer (Development) 2 [Atg SIO(DEV)2] 3 Antiquities and Monuments Office Ms Susanna SIU Executive Secretary (Antiquities and Monuments) [ES(AM)] Mr Vincent LEE* Senior Architect (Antiquities & Monuments) 1 [SA(AM)1] Ms Teresa LEUNG* Senior Architect (Antiquities & Monuments) 2 [SA(AM)2] Ms Rebecca CHEUNG* Curator (Historical Buildings) 2 [C(HB)2] Miss Pauline POON* Assistant Curator I (Building Survey) 1 [ACI(BS)1] Architectural Services Department Mr Alan SIN# Assistant Director (Property Services) [AD(PS)] Ms CHAN Mei-kuen* Senior Maintenance Surveyor / Heritage [SMS/H] Leisure and Cultural Services Department Miss Eve TAM# Assistant Director (Heritage & Museum) [AD(H&M)] Planning Department Ms April KUN# Assistant Director of Planning / Metro [AD/M] 4 (Note#: Participants attended the meeting by videoconferencing to facilitate social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.) (Note*: Government officers seated in the Lecture Hall of the Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre (“HDC”) to view live broadcasting of the meeting held at the Conference Room of HDC to facilitate social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.) Opening Remarks The Chairman welcomed Members and government representatives to the meeting conducted by videoconferencing in view of the latest development of the COVID-19 pandemic. He also welcomed Mr Ivanhoe CHANG, who had taken over from Mr José YAM as the Commissioner for Heritage, and thanked Mr YAM for his support to the Board all along. Item 1 Confirmation of Minutes of the 190th Meeting held on 10 September 2020 (Board Minutes AAB/6/2019-20) 2. The minutes of the 190th Meeting held on 10 September 2020 were confirmed without amendment. Item 2 Matters Arising and Progress Report (Board Paper AAB/28/2019-20) 3. ES(AM) briefed Members on the progress of major heritage conservation issues and activities from 1 August to 15 November 2020, including preservation, restoration and maintenance of historic buildings and structures, archaeological work, and educational and publicity activities detailed in the Board paper. In addition, she shared with Members that the “Restoration of Duddell Street Steps and Gas Lamps” project, with the joint efforts of the Antiquities and Monuments Office (“AMO”), the Highways Department and The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited (“Towngas”), had been awarded with two Special Architectural Awards by Hong Kong Institute of Architects (“HKIA”) in its Annual Awards 2019/20, i.e. “Heritage & Adaptive Re-use” and “Architectural Research”, and thanked Members for their great support and valuable advice 5 throughout. 4. Prof CHU Hoi-shan commended the parties concerned for making the restoration project a great success. He told Members that he was invited to be the moderator in a sharing session held by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (“LCSD”) at HDC on 25 November 2020 to share with participants the background, technical issues and the importance of joint-departmental coordination of the restoration project. He was proud of the concerted efforts taken by all parties involved in their upholding firmly to the principle of restoring the historic monument using original materials and traditional craftsmanship, otherwise the project would not be so fruitful and being awarded with two Special Architectural Awards by HKIA for the first time. The Chairman echoed his views and thanked all parties involved on behalf of the Board. 5. Dr Sharon WONG enquired about the follow-up work of the archaeological project undertaken by Mr Steven NG Wai-hung (Ref. AAB/3/2019- 20 of Annex D to this Board paper) who was deceased recently. ES(AM) replied that AMO had been working with Mr NG’s team on the final report of his archaeological project. Item 3 Heritage Impact Assessment in respect of the Revitalisation of the Former Lau Fau Shan Police Station (Board Paper AAB/29/2019-20) 6. The Chairman welcomed the following representatives of Hong Kong Guide Dogs Academy Limited (the “Academy Ltd.”), as well as its project and heritage consultants (the “FLFSPS Project Team”) to the meeting to present the heritage impact assessment (“HIA”) of the proposed works to convert the Former Lau Fau Shan Police Station (“FLFSPS”), a Grade 3 historic building, into “FLFSPS – Hong Kong Guide Dogs Academy (the “Academy”)” (the “Academy Project”) for breeding and training guide dogs for visually impaired people, as well as for training service dogs to provide outreach services for people in need, adding that the Academy Project was one of the projects under Batch V of the Revitalising Historic Buildings Through Partnership Scheme (“Revitalisation Scheme”) under Development Bureau (“DEVB”): (i) Mr WP LAM# Chairperson, the Academy Ltd. 6 (ii) Ms Fanny ANG Director, ANG Studio Limited (iii) Mr Franklin LEUNG Architect, Design Consultants Ltd. (iv) Mr Calvin KWOK Associate, Thomas Chow Architects Limited (Note: Mr Addy WONG, Board Member of the Academy Ltd., and Mr MOK Kim- wing, user of the guide dog of the Hong Kong Guide Dogs Association Limited (“HKGDA Ltd.”) sat behind the FLFSPS Project Team to provide support.) (Note#: Mr WP LAM attended the meeting by videoconferencing.) 7. With the aid of photos and layout plans, Mr WP LAM introduced to Members the background of HKGDA Ltd. and the objectives of the Academy Project. Ms Fanny ANG showed Members the location of the Academy, as well as its historic, contextual, architectural and social significance. Mr Franklin LEUNG elaborated on the proposed works while Ms Fanny ANG further explained the possible impacts on the graded FLFSPS and the proposed mitigation measures. 8. ES(AM) shared with Members AMO’s comments on the proposed works and mitigation measures detailed in Annex B to this Board paper and considered that the proposal was agreeable. 9. Before discussion, Dr Annissa LUI declared that she was an Honorary Advisor of HKGDA Ltd. and therefore would refrain from the discussion. 10. Prof Phyllis LI commented that the proposed colour scheme (i.e. army green) for the two turrets of Main Building, being one of the character-defining elements of FLFSPS, was too dark that might bring visual impact on the surrounding of Lau Fau Shan. Mr Ronald LIANG and Ms Vanessa CHEUNG also expressed concerns about the colour scheme of the Academy although they considered the Academy Project very meaningful and supported the proposal. Ms Fanny ANG explained that FLFSPS, being surrounded by greenery, was painted army green in the 1970s as camouflage to strengthen border defence. The 7 proposed colour scheme could reflect and highlight the historic and contextual values of FLFSPS and differentiate the color scheme from other police stations (pale blue). Having taken into account Members’ concerns, the FLFSPS Project Team would review the shades of green for the Academy. 11. Miss Theresa YEUNG supported the proposed works considering that the Academy Project would benefit the underprivileged people and that FLFSPS could be adaptively reused. She appreciated the efforts made by the FLFSPS Project Team in designing the heritage interpretation area as it would allow public access and facilitate the appreciation of the historic building by the public. Mr Calvin KWOK added that the balcony on the first floor of the Academy would be made accessible to the public to facilitate visitors taking photos of the beautiful scenery at Deep Bay. Ms Fanny ANG supplemented that the Academy would be open for visit by the public during operating hours and guided tours would be arranged for visitors by appointments. Considering that the visually impaired people would be the target user of the Academy, Mr Tony IP suggested that interpretation areas should be designed in such a way that the visually impaired people could also feel and comprehend the interpretation contents. 12. Mr SHUM Ho-kit shared with Members that he knew about the Academy Project during his last term as Yuen Long District Council member and had visited FLFSPS before. He supported the proposal from the heritage conservation perspective. In addition, he opined that it was hard to find a place for training guide dogs in Hong Kong, so the Academy would serve the purpose. Besides, the Academy could also be a new tourist attraction in Lau Fau Shan. 13. Mr Christopher LAW supported the proposal, in particular, the proposed new function of FLFSPS for guide dogs breeding and training could carry the notion of its original use for disciplinary force.
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